When Mary Gibson was born, much of the United States didn’t own a car or have an outhouse. The Great Depression hadn’t happened yet, nor had World War II—or World War I.

Gibson was born in 1909, and she has outlived nearly everyone of that era. A Jersey City resident, she celebrated her 105th birthday at the Sunflower Medical Adult Day Care Center on Broadway in Bayonne, where she goes from Monday through Friday.

On June 6, Gibson’s daughters Loretta Lee and Barbara McDonald of Jersey City were by her side as she was honored with a celebration complete with songs, two dozen roses, and a birthday cake.

Legally blind, but in good overall health, Gibson has been coming to the facility for almost 10 years, enjoying the food, games, company, and gossip each day.

She is still quite active, going to church every Sunday, and having her hair and nails done every week. She still attends virtually all family functions, including parties, cookouts, and dinners. Family reunions in Virginia, North and South Carolinas, Michigan, and Disney Word were no problem.